Author Archives: Risa

Station Eleven Part III – TV Ruins Everything

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Risa

Just to recap, Station Eleven is one of my favourite books of all time. Maybe even top 5. So imagine my excitement at discovering that a TV miniseries was in the works!!! YAAAYYY!! Ahem. This did not go as anticipated. … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Subjective Ranking

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Risa

I had some trouble getting back into reading after a distracting two years of assorted COVID lockdowns, until I returned to a tried and true passion: the Harry Potter series. Despite JKR over-sharing some problematic opinions about transgender people, I … Continue reading →

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Airplane Etiquette

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Risa

I just started flying semi-regularly again after an 18-month COVID hiatus. Things have changed a little since the Before Times and I wanted to offer this short tutorial on the new airplane etiquette. How to cut the boarding lineup I … Continue reading →

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Doctoring in the County

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Risa

Well, we’ve been in our new home for 4 months now and there’s lots to reflect on! Fixing a swampy pool, booking heating contractors to fix our hot water radiators before the temperature plummets to -25, convincing Hydro to cut … Continue reading →

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My Stompin’ Grounds – ON

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Risa

Ontario: 23 hrs total, 2100 km Northern Ontario, which is the part of Ontario you enter when coming from Manitoba, makes up part of the Canadian Shield. Most of the roadways are blasted through exposed granite, but parts of the … Continue reading →

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My Stompin’ Grounds – MB

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Risa

Wow, Manitoba. I almost left this post blank, which would sum up our MB drive pretty well. The province is 500 km across the south, or a 5 hour drive without stops. The first thing I noticed when we crossed … Continue reading →

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My Stompin’ Grounds – SK

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Risa

Saskatchewan, potash capital of Canada, stretches 650 km and takes 6 1/2 hours to traverse. It is very beautiful, green, peaceful, flat, and monotonous as all get out. There are no overpasses for intersecting highways, presumably because that would take … Continue reading →

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My Stompin’ Grounds – AB

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Risa

Southern Alberta is far more lovely than I expected. Heading east, it starts with the beautiful rolling foothills and, before long, transforms into the cavernous badlands. This is dinosaur country! Off in the distance are views of the Rockies, reminding … Continue reading →

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My Stompin’ Grounds – BC

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Risa

We prepared quite a detailed plan on how we were going to drive from BC to our new home in Prince Edward County, Ontario. I also spent quite a long time worrying about how we were going to pack everything … Continue reading →

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Home Sweet Home

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Risa

Today we resolve the final horror when the plumbers show up to replace the toilets, after which all will be right with the world. Just in case you think we have literally entered the eighth circle of hell, here are … Continue reading →

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